About Us<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>We are a research lab at SickKids in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, led by Dr. Ashley Vandermorris. In the Leading Toward Equity through Adolescent Participation Lab, we <\/span>e<\/span>xamine <\/span>opportunities to improve health systems for youth through inquiry in the domains of…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- structural and social determinants of health<\/li>\n
- adolescent-responsive and rights-based policies<\/li>\n
- innovative and transdisciplinary models of care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Through the lens of youth engagement and Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), we examine youth-relevant topics including:<\/p>\n
\n- sexual and reproductive health and rights<\/li>\n
- gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse youth<\/li>\n
- pregnancy and parenting in adolescence<\/li>\n
- intersectoral youth policies<\/li>\n
- trauma-informed care<\/li>\n
- global adolescent health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
For a full list of our ongoing research projects, visit…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>
We are a research lab at SickKids in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, led by Dr. Ashley Vandermorris. In the Leading Toward Equity through Adolescent Participation Lab, we <\/span>e<\/span>xamine <\/span>opportunities to improve health systems for youth through inquiry in the domains of…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Through the lens of youth engagement and Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), we examine youth-relevant topics including:<\/p>\n For a full list of our ongoing research projects, visit…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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